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Why Real Estate?

People often ask me, "Why real estate?" Why not other similar sales job - unit trust, insurance, direct selling, multi level marketing, etc. Like most other real estate agents, we chose this profession because it offers flexibility (in time), empowerment (to run one's own business), and potential (to earn high income). One's income should correlate with one's effort. Having been in the industry...

WHEN A REAL ESTATE CAREER IS MORE THAN A BUSINESS, ITS AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A career in real estate is often thought of as a business. As a real estate negotiator, you're self-employed. You're no longer an employee in a 9 to 5 job. You do not have a boss looking over your shoulders and barking orders down your neck. You've to do everything by yourself as a self-employed. You're in charge of your own real estate business. Your income correlates with the amount of effort...

PSA: PURCHASERS & TENANTS

This is a public service announcement to all purchasers and tenants from realtors. We hope to create synergy with our clients and save time in the process. While we realtors provide our own service, purchasers and tenants too have a responsibility to provide their own service.  Exclusivity Inasmuch as vendors and landlords are advised to practice exclusivity; purchasers and tenants too are...

PSA: VENDORS & LANDLORDS

This is a public service announcement to all vendors and landlords from realtors. We hope to create synergy with our clients and defuse the amount of "fake news" in the real estate industry. Cooperation with the realtor doesn't stop at the handover of the property, it stops after that. While we realtors provide our own version of after-sales service, vendors and landlords too have a responsibility to...

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REALTORS

Realtors are commonly known as "open door & close door salesmen." The public's perception is that our job solely entails opening and closing doors for viewings. They already have preconceived notions about realtors thereby the creation of unrealistic expectations. Hence, this article sets forth to address the common misconceptions about realtors. This article attempts to educate the public about...

CO-BROKE & CO-AGENCY

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); The deal about real estate is matching a prospect and a purchaser with a property. It is a matchmaking business. We pair the right buyers and sellers together, and the right landlords and tenants together. Sometimes, a mismatch happens to begin with. We've a property or listing but no purchaser. On the other hand, we've a purchaser or prospect...

SPECIALIST vs GENERALIST

In real estate, there are 2 categories of real estate agents/negotiators. GeneralistSpecialist Generalists focus in a general location without a specific location. For example, a generalist covers Petaling Jaya (PJ), Kuala Lumpur (KL), or Shah Alam. These are still very wide districts in themselves. In PJ, there are many townships - Damansara, Kelana Jaya, Bandar Utama, etc. Furthermore, there is a...

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

Property investment goes by the mantra "location, location, location." Investing in the right location has the potential to yield significant returns. The location has to have sufficient amenities in the vicinity to support the population and have a potential for continuous growth. It is never truer for real estate agents. The mantra "location, location, location" also applies the same in the real...

CLOSING THE DEAL (PART 1): ATS ATP ED

Even though both parties have mutually agreed on a price, but the deal has yet to be concluded. It is only 50% in progress. A few documents are required and have to be completed in order for the first part of this deal to be closed. Authorisation To Sell (ATS) or appointment letter by the sellerAgreement To Purchase (ATP), confirmation for sale form, or booking formEarnest Deposit (ED) via cheque/...

NEGOTIATE TO OFFER

There is an asking price from the seller on the property. The price is either negotiable or non-negotiable. Sometimes the asking price can seem very far away yet its actually very near. They might feel its a waste of time to even make an offer, and thus not make an offer. At other times, some buyers want to save time and skip the whole negotiation process. The buyers want to know what is the seller's...

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